Responses of Sap Flow of Deciduous and Conifer Trees to Soil Drying in a Subalpine Forest

Co-occurring species may adopt different water-use strategies to adapt to limited soil water. In Jiuzhaigou Valley, a continuous decline in soil water after an initial recharge from the thawing of snow and frozen soil in early spring was observed, but its effects on the sap flow dynamics of co-occur...

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Main Authors: Chunhua Yan, Bei Wang, Yang Zhang, Xiaonan Zhang, Shinichi Takeuchi, Guo Yu Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/1/32